Emetophobia is an excessive or irrational fear of vomiting or of being around others who are vomiting. It is one of the most common specific phobias. In survey research, six percent of the U.S. population claims to fear being sick, although a much smaller number suffer from actual emetophobia, which manifests itself through a variety of phobic behavior.

It is unknown what exactly causes Emetophobia to develop, but the accepted theory says that Emetophobia can be the result of a traumatic incident of vomiting between the ages of six and ten. Most emetophobics claim they can will themselves to avoid vomiting, and a survey of an Internet group of emetophobics found that the average member had last vomited at least twelve years earlier. On average, it is suggested that most emetophobics have been sick five or fewer times in their lives.

Emetophobics are known to go to great lengths to avoid people who may be sick or where a threat of infection is perceived. Some Emetophobics will avoid being in public places where they fear people may vomit or where they think there may be a higher probability of someone vomiting (such as a bar or a nightclub). Many emetophobics would rather endure prolonged nausea than face the fear of vomiting; in fact, emetophobes can tolerate nausea for more than twenty hours, while the average person would vomit to relieve nausea after an average of twenty minutes.

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@_MAXWELL_ lol I refuse to watch those..they exploit my phobia (emetophobia) lol
ttlove (ttlove) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:46:16 -0000
@_MAXWELL_ lol I refuse to watch those..they exploit my phobia (emetophobia) lol
What is emetophobia?
laraBREE (Laura Wilson) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:18:04 -0000
What is emetophobia?
Turns out my daughter @YsabeauH suffers from Type 1 Emetophobia. Poor kid...
alharper (A.L. Harper) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:43:01 -0000
Turns out my daughter @YsabeauH suffers from Type 1 Emetophobia. Poor kid...
Search films with vomit scenes http://migre.me/aNlb #emetophobia #wtf
obvio171 (Helder Ribeiro) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:46:21 -0000
Search films with vomit scenes http://migre.me/aNlb #emetophobia #wtf
Reading some Perez Hilton stuff. Mainly looking at the pictures, unless it has to do with Taylor Lautner :>
Emetophobia (Georgia Taylor) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:20:04 -0000
Reading some Perez Hilton stuff. Mainly looking at the pictures, unless it has to do with Taylor Lautner :>
My mother reckons Arxaith and SpoonyChan have too much spare time LOL
Emetophobia (Georgia Taylor) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:39:35 -0000
My mother reckons Arxaith and SpoonyChan have too much spare time LOL

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